Score card



Aug. 15, 1939. c. E. MORRIS SCORE CARD Filed April 19, 1938 I JYWQ/YVtQO A (Xe/Pies Z Mari-1'6 afra la u fifii;

(lam/M1 Patented Aug. 15, 1939 UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE,

2 Claims.

The invention relates to score cards particularly adapted for use bygolf players, and has for its object to provide a device of thischaracter wherein the card is shaped to save material and the indicia onthe card arranged whereby the amount of printing is reduced to aminimum.

A further object is to provide a golf score card comprising a main bodyportion having indicia thereon indicating the holes, the establishednumber of yards between holes, the par and handicap indications for theoutplaying up to nine holes and a foldable flap for the inholes from tento eighteen, and having indicia thereon on its outside registering withthe indicia on the main body portion and narrower than the main bodyportion so its lines of indicia may be added to the total on the mainbody portion; at the same time obviating the necessity of duplication ofnames on the in-plays.

A further object is to provide the main body portion with indiciareceiving spaces immediately below the lower edge of the foldableextension and registering with the columns on the inscore portion of thecard so that the totals on the out scoring and in scoring may betotalized.

A further object is to form the score cards from a strip of material andto shape each card T-shaped so there will be no waste of material,

and to arrange the indicia so the material in each card may bematerially reduced, thereby reducing the cost of the card.

With the above and other objects in view the invention resides in thecombination and arrangement of parts as hereinafter set forth, shown inthe drawing, described and claimed, it being understood that changes inthe precise embodiment of the invention may be made within the scope ofwhat is claimed without departing from the spirit of the invention.

In the drawing:

Figure 1 is a plan view of a strip of material showing the strip severedto form the T-shaped score cards of reduced area.

Figure 2 is a perspective view of the card, showing the same open andthe indicia for the outplaying.

Figure 3 is a plan view of the card, showing the extension flap for thein-playing, folded on the out-play portion and the score totaled.

Referring to the drawing the numeral I designates a strip of material,from which the T- shaped score cards 2 are out. It will be noted thateach score card comprises a main body portion 3 for the out-playing anda reduced extension portion 4, which is adapted to fold over onto itsbody portion at 5, with its upper and lower edges 6 and l spaced fromthe upper and lower edges 8 and 9 of the body portion, ,so indicia onthe body portion 3 will be exposed to view when the reduced portion isin folded posi- 5 tion, as shown in Figure 3. It will be notedthat aboutone third of the material is saved over the conventional square two-foldscore card as at present used, hence in the printing of many score cardsthere is considerable saving in material 10 and printing, as it is 'notnecessary to duplicate the names of the players and the column indiciaon the reduced extension 4 having indicia thereon for the in-plays.

Printed on the main body portion 3, in spaced 16 relation, are holecolumns I0 and adjacent these columns are pairs of columns H, in whichis written the number of strokes necessary for each player to make theparticular hole. To the right of these columns is a column l2 having the20 yardage between the holes, and adjacent column I2 is the column i3showing the established par for the particular hole. On the extremeright is the handicap column M for indicating the established handicapfor the particular hole. It will 25 be noted that portions of all of thecolumns are exposed above the upper and lower edges of the reducedextension 4 when the extension 4 is folded onto the body portion, henceit will not be necessary to duplicate the names of the players and 30the indicia columns above the upper edge of the extension 4 when theextension 4 is in folded position.

Referring to Figure 3, it will be noted that the outer side of thereduced extension member 4 is 5 provided with indicia columnsregistering with the indicia columns on the body 3. In these columns thescore is placed for the in-p laying holes ten to eighteen. After playingnine holes the score is totaled in the horizontal or transverse 40scoring spaces below the edge of extension 4 and indicated by the legendout at l5, then the card sections are clipped together in any suitablemanner and the score accumulated on the in-holes ten to eighteen. Afterthe in-playing the in- 45 score is totaled on the transverse spacesindicated by the legend in and then both totals are added together onthe final total line indicated by the total legend ll. It will beseenthat the total strokes of each player on the in and out 5 cards. I55 It is obvious the card can be of standard length of six inches tocomply with established rules for measuring on certain plays. The strokecolumns are located to the left of the card, hence it will be seen thatwhen a player is recording a play, the hand will be supported by thecard when held in the left hand, thereby facilitating the scoringoperation.

From the above it will be seen that a golf score card is provided whichis simple in construction, shaped so material is concerned, and it Willnot be necessary to duplicate indicia from the outscore card on thein-score card and the columns register so the final score can betotalized.

The invention having been set forth what is claimed as new and usefulis:

1. A golf scorecard comprising a body member having a plurality ofvertically disposed scoring columns adjacent columns of indicia, headingspaces on the body member above the columns, totaling spaces on the bodymember below the columns, an extension member carried by one side of thebody member and adapted to be folded thereon, said extension member onthe outside thereof having vertical columns for indicia and scoringwhich register with the corresponding columns on the body member whenthe extension member is folded on the body member, said extension memberhaving its ends terminating in i'ngs at the upper ends of said columns,total spaces at the lower ends of said columns, of an extension flapcarried by one side of the card and foldable thereon, said extensionflap being shorter than the card and having indicia and scoring columns.on the outer side thereof which register with corresponding columns onthe body memher, said extension flap being of a length whereby it willregister with the area of the body member between the heading spaces andwith its ends spaced from the ends of the card and total spaces thereof.

CHARLES MORRIS.

